Amy Herman: A lesson on looking
Amy Herman: Lekcija iz gledanja
By showing people how to look closely at painting, sculpture and photography, Amy Herman helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognize biases that impede decision making. Full bio
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to be a grandfather clock
that this entire work of art
ovo umjetničko djelo
Honduras mahogany.
honduraškog mahagonija.
about looking at sculpture.
nije u promatranju skulpture.
that looking closely can save a life,
može spasiti život,
why your children behave the way they do.
određena ponašanja vaše djece.
visual intelligence,
vizualna inteligencija.
da poučim svakoga,
to those for whom looking is the job,
kojima je promatranje posao,
detectives and trauma nurses.
detektiva i medicinskih sestara.
you might be at looking,
vaše sposobnosti promatranja,
to learn about seeing.
za naučiti o uočavanju.
in a first glance and a sudden flash,
prvim letimičnim pogledom,
how to look slowly
u sposobnosti pozornog
that demand our attention --
koje zahtijevaju našu pažnju,
those lenses to help us see
iz druge perspektive i vidimo
and sculpture help?
može u tome pomoći?
that engages both sight and insight
i gledanje i shvaćanje
of where we are and what we see.
samih sebe i onoga što vidimo.
that visual intelligence --
da je vizualna inteligencija
seemingly abstract painting,
naizgled apstraktnu sliku
tako dubok dojam.
in person thousands of times,
spomenik Georgeu Washingtonu,
of marble a third of the way up,
boja mramora drugačija,
at it out of context
promotrila izvan konteksta
of this architectural icon made me realize
s prikazom tog arhitektonskog čuda,
and eye-opening perspective.
i iznenađujuće perspektive.
that art just belongs in an art museum.
da je umjetnosti mjesto samo u muzejima.
use beyond its aesthetic value.
nema nikakvu praktičnu vrijednost.
in every audience I teach.
koju poučavam.
their legs are crossed,
prekriženih nogu,
from this lady who talks fast
od ove gospođe koja brblja
važnost umjetnosti?
umjetničko djelo,
Kumija Yamashitae.
at the work of art,
about what they see.
that this entire work of art
interesting to some of you,
možda biti zanimljivo,
s poslovima koje ti ljudi obavljaju?
with the work that these people do?
multiple times on a daily basis,
dolazimo u kontakt s ljudima
at asking questions
the question in such a way
that we need to do our jobs,
ključnih za obavljanje posla,
spaces in a painting
negativnih prostora na slikama
more discreet abnormalities in an MRI.
nepravilnosti na MR snimkama.
that understanding the emotional dynamic
razumijevanje emocionalnih odnosa
at a domestic violence crime scene,
u slučajevima obiteljskog nasilja
before drawing and firing his weapon.
prije potezanja obarača.
absences of color in paintings
odsutnost boja na slikama,
what their children say to them
more visually intelligent?
kod svakog novog problema,
"Što se nalazi ispred nas?"
in a memo, in a text, in an email.
u razgovoru, dopisu, tekstu, e-mailu.
seeing and looking plays
promatranja i viđenja
can really improve everything.
može sve poboljšati.
of counterterrorism officials
protuterorističkih službenika
"The Purification of the Temple,"
"Krist tjera trgovce iz hrama",
in a sweeping and violent gesture,
žestokim potezom ruke
from the temple of prayer.
had five minutes with that painting,
imali su samo pet minuta
they had to assess the situation,
in that painting.
observations and insights differed.
zaključci i mišljenja razlikovali su se.
came from a seasoned cop
dao je iskusan policajac
he's causing all the trouble."
vehicle to rethink how we solve problems
otkrivamo nove načine rješavanja problema
of Felix Gonzalez-Torres,
Felixa Gonzaleza-Torresa,
in perfect synchronicity.
savršeno usklađena sata.
second hand perfectly aligned.
savršeno usklađene.
and they're touching,
i dodiruju se.
"'Untitled' (Perfect Lovers)."
"Bez naslova (Savršeni ljubavnici)".
battery-operated clocks,
is going to stop before the other.
potrošit će se prije druge.
to slow down and die before the other
i stati prije drugoga,
više neće biti simetrično.
the symmetry of the artwork."
of a contingency plan.
for the unforeseen,
za nepredviđeno,
takvo što dogodi.
our visual intelligence
za poboljšanje vizualne inteligencije
and the small details
i najsitnijih detalja,
under the train,
in the candlesticks
describes the painting
there's a train coming out of a fireplace,
koji izlazi iz kamina
možda nije naš prvi instinkt,
to say what isn't there,
about visual intelligence
obučen o vizualnoj inteligenciji
that the boat had flipped over
da se brod prevrnuo,
investigators look for what is apparent,
vidljive tragove,
did something different.
which is harder to do.
što nije lako učiniti.
tipped flipped over --
at one end of the boat
spremljeni na kraju broda
but critical observation,
ali ključnog detalja,
from accidental death to homicide.
iz nesretnog slučaja na ubojstvo.
to saying what isn't there
where they may not be apparent.
koje nisu očite na prvi pogled.
od prekrivača Marie Watt.
connections in everyday objects
u svakodnevnim predmetima
from all different people
od različitih ljudi
of the blankets write, on a tag,
the blanket to the family.
had been used for baby blankets,
as picnic blankets,
that they play.
pacijentov karton,
to the outside world.
poveznicu s vanjskim svijetom.
in the outside world
with that connection in mind.
pripisati najprikladniju terapiju.
are connected as humans
stupaju u kontakt kao ljudi,
as doctor and patient.
kao liječnik i pacijent.
an overhaul in looking.
potpunu promjenu načina gledanja.
of building a brick wall
nad Kafkinom knjigom "Dvorac",
can be subtle and yet invaluable.
može biti suptilno, ali neprocjenjivo.
how it disrupted the symmetry
to the end of the sculpture,
in its entirety,
obuhvatite umjetničko djelo,
of the work's disruption on the bricks
narušenog niza opeka
može promijeniti pristup,
for over 15 years,
poučavam o vizualnoj inteligenciji
and astonishment --
and amazement,
with a critical eye
na umjetnička djela
of uncharted waters,
u našem nepredvidljivom svijetu,
u paravojnim postrojbama,
stvari znaju poći po krivu.
of what it is that we observe,
posljedice primijećenog
into actionable knowledge.
pretvoriti u primjenjivo znanje.
of tables standing sentinel
stolova koji poput stražara
of post-Katrina floodwaters
štite od opasnih poplavnih voda
to act affirmatively
afirmativno djelovati
the professional spectrum
creativity and innovation,
where they may not be apparent,
koji možda nisu na prvi pogled očiti,
and the world writ large
na svoj posao i na svijet općenito
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amy Herman - Visual educatorBy showing people how to look closely at painting, sculpture and photography, Amy Herman helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognize biases that impede decision making.
Why you should listen
Amy Herman is a lawyer and art historian who uses works of art to sharpen observation, analysis and communication skills. She developed her Art of Perception seminar in 2000 to improve medical students' observation and communication skills with their patients when she was the head of education at The Frick Collection in New York City. She subsequently adapted the program for a wide range of professionals and leads sessions internationally for the New York City Police Department, the FBI, the French National Police, the Department of Defense, Interpol, the State Department, Fortune 500 companies, first responders, the military and the intelligence community. In her highly participatory presentation, she demonstrates the relevance of visual literacy across the professional spectrum and how the analysis of works of art affords participants in her program an innovative way to refresh their sense of critical inquiry and reconsider the skills necessary for improved performance and effective leadership. The program has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, "The CBS Evening News" and Smithsonian Magazine, among others.
Herman holds an AB, a JD and an MA in art history. Her book, Visual Intelligence, was published in May 2016 and was on both the New York Times and Washington Post bestseller lists.
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